Stories for July 18th 2024

Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 21:51 UTC
Biden quitting presidential race by the weekend?

Former US President Barack Obama believes Joseph Biden should drop his reelection bid, The Washington Post reported. Despite his endorsement after the debate in which Biden trailed former President Donald Trump, Obama has been deeply engaged in conversations about the future of Biden’s campaign” because the 81-year-old man who served twice as Vice President under him should “seriously consider” ending it after his chances of victory have “greatly diminished.” The incumbent Democratic head of state is self isolating after testing positive for Covid-19. Other US media noted that Biden's decision is to be announced in a matter of days, probably around the weekend.
Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 12:46 UTC
Terrorism is not a crime everywhere, Lacalle Pou decried

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou insisted Wednesday in Buenos Aires that there were still countries where terrorism was not a crime as such. He made those remarks during his appearance at a World Jewish Congress gathering in the Hilton Hotel on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) headquarters.
Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Operation Sweetness, check your sugar when having coffee or tea

The discovery of cocaine and other hard drugs shipments to Europe from South American Atlantic ports is not new and despite all efforts, the network of contacts coupled with ingenious methods to adapt to circumstances and obviously a notorious degree of corruption, keeps information flowing.
Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 10:53 UTC
Bolivia claims to have discovered a massive natural gas field

Bolivia’s President Luis Alberto Arce announced on X a massive discovery of a natural gas field, “the largest find in the country since 2005”. Bolivia’s state-owned hydrocarbons company YPFB described it as the biggest gas find in nearly two decades and could become the country’s third-largest producing field.
Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 10:24 UTC
Gibraltar furious with Euro2024 chants, mixing sports celebration with politics “disgusting”

The Gibraltar Football Association will make a formal complaint to UEFA against the Spanish national team following Monday’s Euro 2024 champions parade in Madrid, where the team sang “Gibraltar Español” on stage.
Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 10:21 UTC
French rugby players granted house arrest pending rape trial

Mendoza Judiciary authorities Wednesday granted French international rugby players Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou the right to wait for their rape trial under house arrest in the Argentine province's capital after Prosecutor Cecilia Bignert acquiesced to a request filed by defense attorney Rafael Cúneo Libarona, a brother and former law firm partner of federal Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona.
Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 10:08 UTC
Falklands excels at LATA as key wildlife destination to visit

Falkland Islands Holidays, FIH, the longest tourist operator in the Islands attended the 2024 Latin American Travel Association Expo in Europe, an event that brings together key suppliers from the Latin America region along with top influential Buyers from the UK.
Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 09:32 UTC
Milei underlines 30 years of impunity in AMIA case

Argentine President Javier Milei insisted Wednesday that all those who died or were wounded in the July 18, 1994, bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) headquarters were still demanding Justice after “three decades of impunity.” During his appearance at a World Jewish Congress gathering in Buenos Aires, Milei also pledged that, under his administration, a difference would be made compared to previous ones.
Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 09:13 UTC
Peña confirms Paraguay would relocate Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña confirmed Wednesday in Buenos Aires that his country would be relocating its Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. During his appearance at a World Jewish Congress event in the Argentine capital, Peña confirmed that Paraguay “will once again move its embassy to Jerusalem, capital of the State of Israel,” one of Paraguay's strategic allies. Following Peña's decision, Israel would be reopening its mission in Asunción. Paraguay has had its embassy moved to Jerusalem once but backtracked on its decision citing political inconveniences.
Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 09:13 UTC
Biden tests positive for Covid-19 as concerns over his health mount

US President Joseph Biden tested positive for Covid-19 in Las Vegas Wednesday just one day after admitting that he would be stepping out of his reelection campaign only if a medical condition so advised. Following his diagnosis, the 81-year-old leader, who lost his debate with former President Donald Trump and is visibly battling his physical condition to remain active, flew to his Delaware vacation home to recover. He was said to have mild respiratory symptoms and “general malaise.”